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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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