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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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