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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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