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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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