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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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