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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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