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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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