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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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