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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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