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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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