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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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