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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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