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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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