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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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