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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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