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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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