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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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