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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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