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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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