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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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