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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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