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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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