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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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