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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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