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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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