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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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