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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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