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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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