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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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