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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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