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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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