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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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