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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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