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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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