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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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