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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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