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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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