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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new 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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