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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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