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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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