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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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