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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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