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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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