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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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