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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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