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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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