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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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