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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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