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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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