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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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