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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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