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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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