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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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