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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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