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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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