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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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