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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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