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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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