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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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