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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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