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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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