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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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