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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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