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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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