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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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