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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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