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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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