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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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