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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important 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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