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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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