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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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