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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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