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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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