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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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