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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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