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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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