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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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