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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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