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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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