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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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