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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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