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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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