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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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