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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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