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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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