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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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