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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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