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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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