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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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