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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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