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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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