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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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