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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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