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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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