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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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