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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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