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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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