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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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