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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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