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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What 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 participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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