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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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