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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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