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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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