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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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