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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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