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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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