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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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