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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models 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 participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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