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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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