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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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