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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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