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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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