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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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