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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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