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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies 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 organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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