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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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