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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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