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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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