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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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