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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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