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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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