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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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