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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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