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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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