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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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