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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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