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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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