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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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