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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important 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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