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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about 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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