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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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