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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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