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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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