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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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