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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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