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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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