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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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