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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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