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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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