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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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