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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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