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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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