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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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