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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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