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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers 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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