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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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