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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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