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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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