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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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