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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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