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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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