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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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