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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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