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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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