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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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