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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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