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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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