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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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