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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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