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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the 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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