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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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