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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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