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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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