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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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