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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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