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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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