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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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