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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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