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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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