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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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