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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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