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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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