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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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