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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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