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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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