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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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