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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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