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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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