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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand 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 resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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