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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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