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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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