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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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