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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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