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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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