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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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