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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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