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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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