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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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