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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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