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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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