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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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