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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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