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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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