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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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