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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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