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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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