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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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