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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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