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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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