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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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