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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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