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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. 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 are having to deal with now that 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 education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators 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 motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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