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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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