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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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