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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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