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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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