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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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