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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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