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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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