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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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