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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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