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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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