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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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