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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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