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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 many topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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