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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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