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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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