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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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