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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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