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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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