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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies 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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