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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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