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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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