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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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