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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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