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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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