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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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