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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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