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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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