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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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