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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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