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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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