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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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