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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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