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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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