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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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