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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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