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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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