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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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