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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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