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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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