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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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