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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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