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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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