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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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