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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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