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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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