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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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