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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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