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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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