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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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