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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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