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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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