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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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