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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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