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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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