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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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