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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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