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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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