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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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