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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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