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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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