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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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