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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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