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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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