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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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