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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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