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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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