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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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