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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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