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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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