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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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