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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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