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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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