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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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