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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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