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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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