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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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