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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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