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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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