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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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