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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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