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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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