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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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