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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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