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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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