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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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