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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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