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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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