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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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