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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting 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 interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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