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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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