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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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