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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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