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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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