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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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