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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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