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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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