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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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