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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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