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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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