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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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