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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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