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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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