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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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