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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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