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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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