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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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