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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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