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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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