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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates 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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