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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing 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 inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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