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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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