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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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