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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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