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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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