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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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