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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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