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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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