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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important 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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