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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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