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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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