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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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