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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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