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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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