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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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