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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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