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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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