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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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