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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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