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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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