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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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