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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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