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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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