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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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