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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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