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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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