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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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