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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers 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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