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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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