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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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