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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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