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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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