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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important 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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