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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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