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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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