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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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