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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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