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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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