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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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