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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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