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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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