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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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