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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key 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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