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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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