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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major 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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