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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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