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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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