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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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