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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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