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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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