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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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