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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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