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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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