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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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