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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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