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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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