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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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