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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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