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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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