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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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