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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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