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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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