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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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