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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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