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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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