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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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