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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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