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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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