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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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