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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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