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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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