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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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