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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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