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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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