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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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