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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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