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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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