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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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