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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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