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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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