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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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