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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes 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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