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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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