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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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