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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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