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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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