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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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