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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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