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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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