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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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