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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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