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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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