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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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