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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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