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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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