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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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