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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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