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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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