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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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