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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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