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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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