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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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