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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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