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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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