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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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