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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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