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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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