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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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