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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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