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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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