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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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