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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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