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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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