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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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