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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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