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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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