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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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