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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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