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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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