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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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