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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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