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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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