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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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