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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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