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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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