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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about 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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