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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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