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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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