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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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