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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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