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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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