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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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