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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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