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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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