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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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