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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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