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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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