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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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