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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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