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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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