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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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