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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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