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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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