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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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