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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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