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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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