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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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