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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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