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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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