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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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