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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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