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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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