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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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