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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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