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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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