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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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