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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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