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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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