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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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