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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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