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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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