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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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