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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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