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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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