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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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