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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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