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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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