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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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