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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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