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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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