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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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