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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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