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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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