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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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