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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models 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 participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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