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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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