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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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