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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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