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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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