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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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