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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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