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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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