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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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