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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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