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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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