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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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