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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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