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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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