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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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