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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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