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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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