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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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