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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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