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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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