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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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