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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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