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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are free but do not 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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