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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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