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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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