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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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