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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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